It's been feeling to me that while we mortal adventurers have the potential to tap into the skilled known as the Echo, perhaps due to natural affinity to the World's aether, which enables those with the Echo a magically inclined empathy and heightened mental fortitude, the Light and Crystal blessing was / is still an entirely separate force.
No matter what the being or system is, self preservation is usually the default drive; Hydaelyn has always been aware of how sensitive and delicate it's world is, and that the Ascians, Dalamud, and whatever other forces we've had to face have always indirectly brought a threat to the Hydaelyn and the Aether.Â
Where as Middy may have once been her means of an immune system within this, along with potential other unnamed forces, we're now in the best position to do what absent forces and creatures have been doing. We're not necessarily special nor are overly outstanding as the mortal races we are, but we're aware of what's going on and willing to lay our lives down, which is exactly what Hyd needs. The tenderness shown towards us via her words, speeches, or visions have been simply means to further convince the present organism to behave as her symbiotic protector.Â
This blessing also has been what gave people a direct connection to the Aether so that the primals could be easily beckoned. Because Middy is potentially returning, we've served our purpose and he's now to take his default position. We no longer need her because Hyd now has a more reliable means to protect herself. Likewise, Middy knows what we've been capable of -- what the Ascian are capable of, and I think his last intention would be to ever allow us to mishandle that power, as the Ascian and Garleans might've.Â
idk...
No matter what the being or system is, self preservation is usually the default drive; Hydaelyn has always been aware of how sensitive and delicate it's world is, and that the Ascians, Dalamud, and whatever other forces we've had to face have always indirectly brought a threat to the Hydaelyn and the Aether.Â
Where as Middy may have once been her means of an immune system within this, along with potential other unnamed forces, we're now in the best position to do what absent forces and creatures have been doing. We're not necessarily special nor are overly outstanding as the mortal races we are, but we're aware of what's going on and willing to lay our lives down, which is exactly what Hyd needs. The tenderness shown towards us via her words, speeches, or visions have been simply means to further convince the present organism to behave as her symbiotic protector.Â
This blessing also has been what gave people a direct connection to the Aether so that the primals could be easily beckoned. Because Middy is potentially returning, we've served our purpose and he's now to take his default position. We no longer need her because Hyd now has a more reliable means to protect herself. Likewise, Middy knows what we've been capable of -- what the Ascian are capable of, and I think his last intention would be to ever allow us to mishandle that power, as the Ascian and Garleans might've.Â
idk...
